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Washington governor signs clean fuels bill into law; 20% reduction in GHG by 2038 from 2017 levels

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Washington state governor Jay Inslee signed into law HB 1091 , legislation which directs the Department of Ecology to develop a low carbon fuel standard for the state. percent each year in 2023 and 2024; No more than an additional one percent each year beginning in 2025 through 2027; No more than an additional 1.5

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DOE estimates EV battery pack costs in 2022 nearly 90% lower than in 2008

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2017 – Steven Boyd, DOE, Vehicle Technologies Office, 2017 Annual Merit Review, Batteries and Electrification R&D Overview , 18 June 2018, PowerPoint presentation, p. 2008–2015 – National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 2017. 2008–2015 – National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 2017.

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Cerulogy analysis finds supply of clean fuels for Washington could meet 11.2% CI reduction target by 2028

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Available clean fuels for the state of Washington could meet a 2028 target of 11.2% The other two scenarios presented consider cases with more and less rapid increases in sales of electric vehicles in Washington State. —“Washington’s Clean Fuel Future”. Washington is not on track to meet this goal.

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Regulatory & Legal Alerts – Dec. 2017

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Washington. In Spokane County, Washington, job applicants will no longer be asked to disclose criminal convictions from the past 10 years. 7, 2017, a law in New York State makes it possible for individuals convicted of certain criminal offenses to have up to two convictions sealed. 2017 appeared first on Peopletrail.

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Washington state to vote on first US revenue-neutral carbon tax in November

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On November 8, Washington will vote on the US’ first revenue-neutral carbon tax. If approved, Initiative 732 would establish a tax on carbon emissions at $15 per metric ton of emissions in July 2017; $25 in July 2018, and then 3.5% plus inflation each year until the tax reaches $100 per metric ton.

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SAE International announces 2017 symposium to discuss emissions control for light duty vehicles; Tier 3 regs

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SAE International will host the “ SAE 2017 Light Duty Emissions Control Symposium ,” 23-24 January 2017, at the Washington DC Convention Center.

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US average retail gasoline prices ended 2017 lower than they started

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per gallon (gal) in 2018, 30 cents/gal (13%) higher than in 2017 and 57 cents/gal higher than in 2016. The 9 October 2018 rupture of Enbridge’s BC Pipeline near Prince George, British Columbia, forced some refineries in Washington to cut production because the pipeline carries the natural gas used to operate refining units.

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